Madhya Pradesh IAS officers Rahul Haridas Fating, Neha Meena receive PM’s award

BHOPAL: Two Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officers, Dr Rahul Haridas Fating and Neha Meena, received "The Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration" from PM Narendra Modi at a New Delhi ceremony on Monday.
The Prime Minister presented 16 awards on National Civil Services Day, recognising excellence in district development, aspirational blocks programme and innovation among civil servants.
Dr Fating earned the recognition for his dev elopmental work in Barwani district. Meena's award acknowledges her innovative approach to tackling malnutrition through community engagement and her success in reducing severe malnutrition cases.
During his tenure as Barwani collector from January 2023 to January 2024, Dr Fating launched numerous successful programmes including Warlu Commando, Mission Neev, Reach Campaign, Mission E-Guru, Sneh Sarokar and Blood Donation Camp. The predominantly tribal Barwani district faces accessibility challenges, with over 2,700 hamlets and 100 villages lacking network connectivity.
Dr Fating, a 2012 batch IAS officer, now serves as commissioner of Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Development Board. Neha Meena, from the 2014 IAS batch and current collector of Jhabua district, has been selected for the Prime Minister’s Award-2024 for her outstanding administrative achievements in the Aspirational Block Programme. Recipients of the awards receive a trophy, scroll and Rs 20 lakh incentive for their district/organisation.